If your book club meets long enough, you are likely to lose members. My mother-daughter book club recently faced this situation when we lost four of our 10 members in quick succession. Two moved away, and two decided to commit their time to other activities. After seven years of sharing great books and even better [...]

October is National Reading Group month, and it’s also the one-year anniversary of the release of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs. As you may know, I love helping new mother-daughter book clubs get started, and to celebrate my book’s birthday, I’m giving away one copy of Book by Book [...]

With school about to start many of you may be thinking of starting a new mother-daughter book club or getting your established group going again after summer break. While making your plans, don’t forget about those important silent members of your group: dads. Even though dads don’t usually participate in discussions, they can play an [...]

There’s an enormous amount of pressure to say yes when someone asks if she can join your mother-daughter book club. The mom or daughter asking may be part of your social circle. She may be someone you really like and think would be an asset to the group. You may also want to avoid being [...]

I remember when my first mother-daughter book club read a book that dealt with teen sex. The moms were pretty freaked out, thinking our 13-year-old daughters were too young to read about kids just a few years older than them having sex. But we soon realized our daughters really wanted to know what their moms [...]

Here’s an article I wrote for Reading Group Guides.com with a few ideas on choosing the books for your mother-daughter book club.

Meryl K. Evans is featuring me today on her blog as part of my continuing WOW! blog tour. The topic: Liven Up Your Stories with Interviews. The tips are for writers, but Meryl is also giving away a copy of Book by Book, so stop by her blog and comment for a chance to win.

Today on Mom~E~Centric I’m talking about why it’s important to schedule in time that’s just for moms. Even if you’re in a mother-daughter book club you can benefit from getting the moms together for a little fun away from the girls. The younger members of the group probably see each other without the older members [...]